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s fire and ems department could have put the health of president and obama and the first lady at risk. we have learned the ambulance scheduled to accompany president obama, broke down, which led to multiple problems. >> as president obama travels to and from the white house, the number one concern of his motorcade is keeping the president safe. one critical constant is a d.c. fire zms ambulance, typically medic one, trailing behind in the event of a medical emergency. but on august 8th as the president and first lady were leaving to celebrate mr. obama's 50 second birthday, medic one ran out of gas. >> fire officials concerned that the vehicle was towed to apparatus division and is now being repaired off site. the crew should have but did not fill up the tank thatdy. sources say the bigger issue is the fuel gauge had been broken for months and had not been repaired. >> why did it run out? was it a faulty gas gauge. how long did they know. >> for months d.c. councilman has been critical of the department for not quickly addressing a fleet in disrepair. >> this is just an example that h
s fire and ems department could have put the health of president and obama and the first lady at risk. we have learned the ambulance scheduled to accompany president obama, broke down, which led to multiple problems. >> as president obama travels to and from the white house, the number one concern of his motorcade is keeping the president safe. one critical constant is a d.c. fire zms ambulance, typically medic one, trailing behind in the event of a medical emergency. but on august 8th as...
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. >> president obama's final correspondents dinner. and he really enjoyed talking about donald trump. >> the republican establishment is increditulous. they say donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be president. in fairness he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world, there's sweden, argentina, there's aserbajan. how did it play? >> reporter: people found to bet to be very funny. he seemed to wrap up his and everybody looked at each other and went, okay, he's not going to hit donald trump very hard. it was a head fake. he went in and slammed him pretty hard. a cameo from former house speaker john boehner did a skit with the president. as you know, he has been in the news for calling ted cruz lucifer in the flesh. >> and even offered the president a cigarette at the end of that speech. go rest of us from those parties. all right? >>> a sixth body has been found in palestine, texas, among the dead a woman and her four grandchildren. world famous new orleans jazz fest even shut down by that stormy weather. janet
. >> president obama's final correspondents dinner. and he really enjoyed talking about donald trump. >> the republican establishment is increditulous. they say donald lacks the foreign policy experience to be president. in fairness he has spent years meeting with leaders from around the world, there's sweden, argentina, there's aserbajan. how did it play? >> reporter: people found to bet to be very funny. he seemed to wrap up his and everybody looked at each other and went,...
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last night i think they called it at 11:12, they called it for barack obama. he is the president of the united states once again. he was, by the way, the most tweeted about in political event in u.s. history. now, i guess this is the first -- the other election had twitter but i don't think like that. >> twitter has so taken off. even i tweet. so, that tells you how big, don't actually do it, but you know what i mean. i'm involved in the process. i have heard about that. >> things have changed enormously in the last four years. they will only change the next four. >> the obamas tweeted a photograph after they won and said four more years and it is a hugging picture of barack obama and his wife, michelle. >> but that's an older picture. >> yeah. a lot people were tweeting at voting places, i tweeted at mine only because my voting place yesterday -- >> in new york. >> everyone said you are going to breeze in. mine was a mob scene. i mean, look at -- this is me. >> there's no line. >> no. it is a blob. it's a moving mass of blob. >> like a springsteen concert. >>
last night i think they called it at 11:12, they called it for barack obama. he is the president of the united states once again. he was, by the way, the most tweeted about in political event in u.s. history. now, i guess this is the first -- the other election had twitter but i don't think like that. >> twitter has so taken off. even i tweet. so, that tells you how big, don't actually do it, but you know what i mean. i'm involved in the process. i have heard about that. >> things...
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here is president obama, malia, sasha and mrs. obama in the background there. and this will be the last time we see them -- and mrs. robinson. >> who has been such a key to have this first family adjust to this new life. as we understand it, she will continue to live in the white house, taking care of the girls and is a big part of how they've been growing up under this intense light. >> many people wondered how long that would last. immediately his mother-in-law was in the residence with them. it seems to be working quite well. pete souza, white house photographer in the background. >>> let's get to andrea mitchell on hill right now. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning again to you. this is a panorama. these are the greatest seats where governors and senators will be seated. they will be escorted in a little bit. we'll be talking to some of them from their vantage point and you'll see democrats and republicans. if you pan out a little bit, you'll see well-known republican strategist standing next to me. four years ago, frank, you helped lead a group
here is president obama, malia, sasha and mrs. obama in the background there. and this will be the last time we see them -- and mrs. robinson. >> who has been such a key to have this first family adjust to this new life. as we understand it, she will continue to live in the white house, taking care of the girls and is a big part of how they've been growing up under this intense light. >> many people wondered how long that would last. immediately his mother-in-law was in the...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration is making recovery a top priority. fema is here in force and later today, lester, four cabinet secretaries will be on the ground here and in mississippi. >> john, you say over 500 missing in tuscaloosa alone. we're four days in now and i think we understand that people may have misconnected but at this point is there concern this death toll could rise? >> reporter: absolutely. the mayor does think it will rise. you have so many missing and searchers are going door-to-door or really rubble to rubble this weekend trying to make sure and see what they can find. >> and then we're seeing a lot of disaster relief trying to help people. i've noticed a lot of civilians that don't seem to be in any organized umbrella just doing the right thing. what have you seen? >> reporter: it's amazing. you go into neighborhoods and people are trying to pick through belongings or houses are destroyed and people are pushing carts along the street with water, with ice, with sandwiches, with cooked hot dogs wrapped in tinfoil. the phrase you m
. >> reporter: the obama administration is making recovery a top priority. fema is here in force and later today, lester, four cabinet secretaries will be on the ground here and in mississippi. >> john, you say over 500 missing in tuscaloosa alone. we're four days in now and i think we understand that people may have misconnected but at this point is there concern this death toll could rise? >> reporter: absolutely. the mayor does think it will rise. you have so many missing...
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the night he lost to barack obama, mccain conceded with grace. >> senator obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. i applaud him for it. >> reporter: mccain wasct e six times to the senate. a republican but unafraid to challenge his own party. >> we're getting nothing done, my friends. we're getting nothing done. >> reporter: guided always by thens lese learned from his father and grandfather. >> do what you know is right. act in a fashion that you can lo back and not be embarrassed but proud. >>> lester holt reporting. >>> at n9:14 this saturday. a stunning start to your weekend as we give y a live look outside. 'l had a beautiful sun rise as well. check in with lauren rickets afr this.te you wanted to save on prescriptions... so you went online... and got so lost in a mumbo-jumbo of co-pays, coupons and codes that your brain went offline. next time ask your cvs pharmacist. our proprietary search tool analyzes ways to help lower your prescription costs. just drop in.... before you conk out... see what you might save at cvs pharmacy. for low-price leader:tone
the night he lost to barack obama, mccain conceded with grace. >> senator obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for his country. i applaud him for it. >> reporter: mccain wasct e six times to the senate. a republican but unafraid to challenge his own party. >> we're getting nothing done, my friends. we're getting nothing done. >> reporter: guided always by thens lese learned from his father and grandfather. >> do what you know is right. act in a fashion...
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a high stakes crisis for president obama. from war in gaza to the threat from iran, this morning i'll ask former u.s. middle east envoy what a potential ground invasion for gaza means for the future. >>> my exclusive interview in vienna, with iran's foreign minister. his tough words for israel and resistance to u.s. demands in crucial nuclear talks. he insists iran will not dismantle nuclear capacity because it has no interest in making the bomb. >>> back home to politics of the immigration crisis. can the president find agreement with republicans to stop the
a high stakes crisis for president obama. from war in gaza to the threat from iran, this morning i'll ask former u.s. middle east envoy what a potential ground invasion for gaza means for the future. >>> my exclusive interview in vienna, with iran's foreign minister. his tough words for israel and resistance to u.s. demands in crucial nuclear talks. he insists iran will not dismantle nuclear capacity because it has no interest in making the bomb. >>> back home to politics of...
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and then there are the flip counties, and president obama won it four years earlier, and he has an approval eightirating 44%. >>> developing this morning, the senate is putting off a key procedural vote on health care. senate majority leader, mcconnell, made that announce the last night. the reason, john mccain will not be in washington this week after having surgery to remove a blood clot on friday. mccain's absence raised doubts about whether republicans would be able to get the votes needed to move forward on the bill. make sure you watch this week's edition of "meet the press," and moderator, chuck todd will talk about the latest in the russian investigation and the health care senate president trump's personal lawyer will be on and an exclusive interview with senate majority whip, john cornyn. we will have a live preview in a few minutes. >>> and then fairfax county police say a young woman shot and killed her mother before killing herself. you are looking at pictures from social media. the mother and daughter, identified as 23-year-old helen hargan on the left, and her mother on the r
and then there are the flip counties, and president obama won it four years earlier, and he has an approval eightirating 44%. >>> developing this morning, the senate is putting off a key procedural vote on health care. senate majority leader, mcconnell, made that announce the last night. the reason, john mccain will not be in washington this week after having surgery to remove a blood clot on friday. mccain's absence raised doubts about whether republicans would be able to get the...
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that was to say i don't believe president obama call. that's not a negative thing. >> reporter: instead, kelly recalls how his best friend, joseph dunford, consoled him. >> he said, kel, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. he knew what he was getting into. >> reporter: that was the message that trump tried to convey to johnson's family. >> in his way, tried to express that opinion. he's a brave man, a befallen hero. he knew what he was getting into, he enlisted. >> reporter: trump complained, the words by the congresswoman were fabricated. on monday, trump criticized past presidents for not calling the li are speaking out. the two taking not-so-veiled swipes at the personality commander in chief. >> we have folks that are deliberately trying to make folks angry. to demonize people who have different ideas. to get the base all riled up. >> bigotry seems emboldened. our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. >> reporter: just two past presidents speaking out. overnight, the
that was to say i don't believe president obama call. that's not a negative thing. >> reporter: instead, kelly recalls how his best friend, joseph dunford, consoled him. >> he said, kel, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed. he knew what he was getting into. >> reporter: that was the message that trump tried to convey to johnson's family. >> in his way, tried to express that opinion. he's a brave man, a befallen hero. he knew what he was getting...
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we do expect president obama, former president obama, and former president bush to be there. and we'll continue our live coverage as the nation remembers john mccain right after this. for years it was your dream house. now it's your home. ♪ it's where your family feels ready to take on anything. jump in with confidence with the suntrust smartguide mortgage application. visit onup.com or speak to the suntrust team to help buy or remodel your home. suntrust confidence starts here. at havertys we know it's hard to get a good night's sleep. havertys mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brands and our price match guarantee you can find the perfect mattress for eryone in the family. right now get a free box spring when you purchase a serta icomrt, icomfort hybrid, or beautyrest black mattress. it's time everyone got a good night's sleep. havertys life looks good (birds chirping, a running ahh.k,) the new deer park sparkling is made with real spring water. ♪ it's so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it. real spring water, rea
we do expect president obama, former president obama, and former president bush to be there. and we'll continue our live coverage as the nation remembers john mccain right after this. for years it was your dream house. now it's your home. ♪ it's where your family feels ready to take on anything. jump in with confidence with the suntrust smartguide mortgage application. visit onup.com or speak to the suntrust team to help buy or remodel your home. suntrust confidence starts here. at havertys...
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president obama made headlines when he started using d.c. license plates for his presidential limousine. >> now mayor vincent gray is using inauguration to bring attention to d.c. statehood. gray spoke at the martin luther king jr. memorial yesterday. he called it the hypocrisy of democracy. he said you can't talk about it without having it in the nation's capitol. >>> when we can't approve our own budget even though it's our money, had our local laws have to go through the congress for approval and we fervently believe we ought to be the 51st state in america. >> a white house spokesman says now that president obama has lived in d.c. for four years, he sees how unfair it is for families in the district to pay taxes but not have a vote in congress. >>> thousands of extra law enforcement officers are on duty for inauguration events. >> they got their marching orders within the last 24 hours. >> professionally and impartial at this. >> hundreds of police officers traveled to d.c. and were sworn in as deputy u.s. marshals. this was a ceremony a
president obama made headlines when he started using d.c. license plates for his presidential limousine. >> now mayor vincent gray is using inauguration to bring attention to d.c. statehood. gray spoke at the martin luther king jr. memorial yesterday. he called it the hypocrisy of democracy. he said you can't talk about it without having it in the nation's capitol. >>> when we can't approve our own budget even though it's our money, had our local laws have to go through the...
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moving trucks are arriving outside the obama's new d.c. home. a peaceful transfer of power and furniture already underway. >> reporter: and according to a new cnn orc poll just out this morning, mr. trump could be sworn in with historically low approval ratings. take a look at the numbers. right now it's 40%. compare it to barack obama who had 84% when he was sworn in and former president george w. bush had 61%. >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> breaking news overnight on the hunt for malaysian airlines flight 370. after nearly three years, officials have suspended their search for the missing plane. it vanished back in 2014 while flying from malaysia to china. it had 239 people on board. this morning the last search vessel left the search zone. a vast and remote stretch of the indian ocean off australia. only a few small pieces of the plane have ever a support group for the families with the victim the express disappointment this morning and urged officials to keep searching. >>> and now to new developments in the pulse nightclub shooting in
moving trucks are arriving outside the obama's new d.c. home. a peaceful transfer of power and furniture already underway. >> reporter: and according to a new cnn orc poll just out this morning, mr. trump could be sworn in with historically low approval ratings. take a look at the numbers. right now it's 40%. compare it to barack obama who had 84% when he was sworn in and former president george w. bush had 61%. >> kristen, thank you very much. >>> breaking news overnight...
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former s are turning to president barack obama to frame their argument to voters now. kristen welker has the latest on that. e> reporter: good morning to you. hite house dealing with that devastating one-two punch, the devastating book by bob ward ard and the searingp-ed in "new york times." it comes at a time when former president obama don't their successors. he's now entering the fight. former president obama is taking the care steps of coming off the sidelines and entering the political fray, aiming to help democrats take back the house, calling out president trump by name in illinois. >> it did not start by trump. he's a symptom, want the cause. >> reporter: and racism in california. >> the fact is if we don't step up, things can get worse. >> reporter: f his part are, president trump tried to dismiss his predecessor. >> i tried watching it but i fell asleep. >> it was disappoiing to see president obama break with tradition of former presidents and become so political and roll t the same, tired arguments. s the orter: it comes trump white house is engulfed in its
former s are turning to president barack obama to frame their argument to voters now. kristen welker has the latest on that. e> reporter: good morning to you. hite house dealing with that devastating one-two punch, the devastating book by bob ward ard and the searingp-ed in "new york times." it comes at a time when former president obama don't their successors. he's now entering the fight. former president obama is taking the care steps of coming off the sidelines and entering the...
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obama showed up to your freshman english class? >> especially if she brought the hubby. >> that was great. >> so candid and revealing. >> there was so muchore that we talked about. this could have been a, i mean, a ten-minute documentary. i said what's best part of life now? and all she said was freedom. wow. >> and i think she is really enjoying this fe, this second life. and i said, because it's true, i watched my parents go through a strange transition into being a former, and when you have the world wait on you every day and al of a sudden y just a civilian, i mean, that's wh my dad fou painting. he is like, what else do i do? but i think it wasun such a day to be with somebody who has different political opinions than my family. but it doesn't matter. it's aboutecency and respect and friendship. >> wow. that was awesome. >> i loved her response about why it is that we long for that relationship. >> that hug. doesn't everybody wanto be in that hug? i want to be cuddled up. >> anyway, youan watch the full conversation with mrs.
obama showed up to your freshman english class? >> especially if she brought the hubby. >> that was great. >> so candid and revealing. >> there was so muchore that we talked about. this could have been a, i mean, a ten-minute documentary. i said what's best part of life now? and all she said was freedom. wow. >> and i think she is really enjoying this fe, this second life. and i said, because it's true, i watched my parents go through a strange transition into...
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>> why former president obama is sitting down with an interview with prince harry. today, monday, december 18th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today." thank yomy&jtj)ájájjt us on a monday morning as travel nightmares go, it doesn't get much worse than a power outage at the world's busiest airport. >> stop it. camped out for hours and hours. >> how about the guy laying on the lug annual cart. >> that would be us. >> the power is back, but the troubles continue. it is our top story. a travel nightmare for airline passengers after that power outage that lasted nearly 11 hours that paralyzed the atlanta airport and now the impact is hartsfield-jackson international for us this morning. hi, kerry. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the problems here just won't quit. the power is back on. the airport is open. canceled yesterday now needs to get a new boarding pass. that's woo these folks are doing. just get your phone out and get an electronic boarding pass. th
>> why former president obama is sitting down with an interview with prince harry. today, monday, december 18th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody, welcome to "today." thank yomy&jtj)ájájjt us on a monday morning as travel nightmares go, it doesn't get much worse than a power outage at the world's busiest airport. >> stop it. camped out for hours and...
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it's to stop barack obama, stop him from getting a second term. make mo mistake romney is a weak front-runner but he's the front-runner, and a lot of the establishment is for him. i think as the field clarifies, a lot of the establishment people who have stayed on the fence will go to mitt romney. the question is, can someone else step forward and knock him off his perch? >> thank you for being here. time to get a check of the morning's other headlines. for that over to thomas roberts with our headlines. thomas, good morning. >>> good morning to you. thousands are celebrating news that the president there ali abdullah salah has left the country. the longtime leader is now in saudi arabia getting medical treatment after surviving an assassination attempt at the presidential palace. intelligence officials in pakistan say one of the most wanted leaders of al qaeda may have been killed by u.s. missile strikes on saturday. ilyas kashmiri is described as the operations chief in pakistan and a possible success or to tht of by bin laden. kashmiri was want
it's to stop barack obama, stop him from getting a second term. make mo mistake romney is a weak front-runner but he's the front-runner, and a lot of the establishment is for him. i think as the field clarifies, a lot of the establishment people who have stayed on the fence will go to mitt romney. the question is, can someone else step forward and knock him off his perch? >> thank you for being here. time to get a check of the morning's other headlines. for that over to thomas roberts...
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today, president obama is issuing a to-do list for congress. and holding a rare sit-down with top lawmakers from both parties to get it all done. one of the first orders of business, raising the debt ceiling so the government can pay bills. john boehner is already drawing a hard line. >> when the time comes, i will again insist, my simple principle of cuts and reforms greater than the debt limit increase. >> reporter: that is setting the stage for yet another partisan showdown on capitol hill. >> american people had enough of this brinksmanship, they want to us get things done. >> reporter: on "the have you" the president wants to do what republicans won't, raising taxes on the rich. >> everybody will have to pay more in taxes so we don't have to raise taxes for middle class families. >> reporter: the president declined to give economic policies a letter grade, saying he has a to-do list of his own. this of course is an election year, there is a huge difference between talking about things to do and actually getting them down. lynn? >>> brian m
today, president obama is issuing a to-do list for congress. and holding a rare sit-down with top lawmakers from both parties to get it all done. one of the first orders of business, raising the debt ceiling so the government can pay bills. john boehner is already drawing a hard line. >> when the time comes, i will again insist, my simple principle of cuts and reforms greater than the debt limit increase. >> reporter: that is setting the stage for yet another partisan showdown on...
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on the otr yo t democrats saying wait a minute, president obama nominated america garland even get a hearing. an impartial observer might think you deserve each other. >> well, i voted for sotomayor because i thought they were qualified. i've got no problem with what happened with garland. he was a fine man. we don't put people on the court after the campaign started. we haven't done it for over 100 years. gorsu gorsuch, trump couldn't ve picked a better choice. highly qualified. >> senator with a rare pink panther reference on the program. >> i love that inspector. i wouldn't pick him to do this investigation, though. >> senator, come back and see us often. >> thank you. >>> breaking overnight other news. two miami dade county police ofic ambush style shooting. dramatic video shows two men being rushed to the hospital in the back of a pickup truck. they were conducting an undercover gang investigation at an apartment complex when they were shot. they're expected to survive. a search for multiple suspects underway. >>> authorities in maryland say they have headed off the students wel
on the otr yo t democrats saying wait a minute, president obama nominated america garland even get a hearing. an impartial observer might think you deserve each other. >> well, i voted for sotomayor because i thought they were qualified. i've got no problem with what happened with garland. he was a fine man. we don't put people on the court after the campaign started. we haven't done it for over 100 years. gorsu gorsuch, trump couldn't ve picked a better choice. highly qualified. >>...
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. >> this was an obama judge. it's a disgrace wh happens. >> tha a back to you from john roberts who says we do not have obama jues or trump judges bush judges or clinton judges my guest thism ning, republ of utah. and democratic congressman
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the current corporatst affairs in america. >> michelle obama yesterday said there is no hope. but i assume she was talking about the past, not the future. because i'm telling you, we have tremendous hope. >> that defense marked a stark contrast for the president-elect who is known on the campaign trail for slipping rebuke for those who speak ill of him. >> they announced a new venue for the deplora ball to celebrate trump's inauguration. it will take place at the national press club at 8:00 p.m. last week arlington's ballroom turned await pro trump group and sold tickets before fully securing a contract. >>> and you're going to want to be sure to watch "meet the press." chuck todd will speak with former defense secretary robert gates and also former clinton campaign chairman john podesta. he will also join f >>> some very special kids get a special visit from who else? old st. nick. we'll tell you why the connection is so important and the unique story here in a moment. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. that means incredibly fast 150 meg inter
the current corporatst affairs in america. >> michelle obama yesterday said there is no hope. but i assume she was talking about the past, not the future. because i'm telling you, we have tremendous hope. >> that defense marked a stark contrast for the president-elect who is known on the campaign trail for slipping rebuke for those who speak ill of him. >> they announced a new venue for the deplora ball to celebrate trump's inauguration. it will take place at the national...
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it is starting to strain from the load. >> president barack obama called on congress to overhaul the business tax code. >> rebuilding our infrastructure is vital to businesses. >> the divided congress is likely to go along. the roads and bridges continue to take a pounding. nbc news, washington. >> and another museum coming to the district. >> this hasn't even opened yet but getting a lot of buzz. why this museum has special meaning for so many. >>> chuck, what's the latest on the weather? >> early computer models are coming. in results are consistent with what we've been saying. s us? are you there? yore breaking . is it you or is it me? wait, no. dude, i'm lagging. is it you or is it me? why is it so slow? is it you or is it me? [ male announcer ] if you're not on 100% fiber optics, it's you. verizon fios is 100% fiber optic, comcast isn't. so you can video chat smoother. game with less lag time. and upload a 5-minute hd video in 20 seconds. that's why nothing compares to fios -- america's fastest, most reliable internet. rated number one by pc magazine 7 years in a row, for speed,
it is starting to strain from the load. >> president barack obama called on congress to overhaul the business tax code. >> rebuilding our infrastructure is vital to businesses. >> the divided congress is likely to go along. the roads and bridges continue to take a pounding. nbc news, washington. >> and another museum coming to the district. >> this hasn't even opened yet but getting a lot of buzz. why this museum has special meaning for so many. >>> chuck,...
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it's been a bumpy two weeks for the obama white house but one republican governor is riding high. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll is out this morning on everything from the president's approval to the race in 2016. and nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with all the numbers. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. here's the very interesting takeaway from this poll we got overnight. while these controversies do have americans worrying about the federal governmenter and the administration they don't seem to be sticking to president obama. take a look at the numbers. the president's favorability numbers, his job approval numbers virtually unchanged since a month ago now standing at 48% which is up 1%. statistically insignificant but essentially the same as last month. that's despite this most recent controversy with the irs targeting conservative groups those polls were asked is the president personally responsible. 32% just under a third said that the president is, but the vast majority said that he is not. so this does not seem to be sticking to him pers
it's been a bumpy two weeks for the obama white house but one republican governor is riding high. a new nbc news "wall street journal" poll is out this morning on everything from the president's approval to the race in 2016. and nbc's tracie potts is live in washington with all the numbers. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, everyone. here's the very interesting takeaway from this poll we got overnight. while these controversies do have americans worrying about the federal...
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while vacationing in hawaii, president obama and the first lady thanked service members and their family for the their sacrifice. nbc's bryan moore with how the holiday was celebrated around the world. >> reporter: pilgrims and tourists around the world in bethlehem. pope francis offered a prayer of peace for those scarred by war and violence. high above on the international space station a similar viewpoint from the crew of expedition 50. >> that's seeing the planet as a whole and it reinforced, i think, that >> reporter: on the ground in iraq, american troops did their best to enjoy a peaceful holiday away from home. >> it's kind of a struggle but i have a good support back home and it isn't too bad. we have pretty good family here. >> reporter: but some took time out to share the holiday spirit with those less fortunate at places like the shelter in indiana and rescue mission in charlotte. >> make us really feel what christmas is all about. >> reporter: 500 homeless people from the dallas area were given a gift they'll not soon forget. not just a meal but a room at the omni otell. whi
while vacationing in hawaii, president obama and the first lady thanked service members and their family for the their sacrifice. nbc's bryan moore with how the holiday was celebrated around the world. >> reporter: pilgrims and tourists around the world in bethlehem. pope francis offered a prayer of peace for those scarred by war and violence. high above on the international space station a similar viewpoint from the crew of expedition 50. >> that's seeing the planet as a whole and...
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most importantly, the eulogies by former president george bush and president obama. this is a message of political reconciliation and bipartisanship. and implicit rebuke that senator mccain was aiming at president trump. who the family signalled would not be welcome at the eirvice. lle and kristen. >> andrc , thank you. ws will have special coverage of the service all morning long. >>> now we want to turn to a unfoldingsituation this labor day weekend in maryland where three people were swept away in flash floods. dave price from our station in new york wn is here for dylan. what can you tell us? >> kristen, let's give up you a update. search continues for those missing near baltimore, maryland. heavy rain isay causichaos there and mid-atlantic. the amtrak train sitting there andausing hours o delays. the flash flooding causing other cars to be completely submerged. so messy weather continuing across much of the country on this last weekend of the unofficial summer season. let's look at what is the weatheck picture. o both of you. full forecast is minutes away. >>> t
most importantly, the eulogies by former president george bush and president obama. this is a message of political reconciliation and bipartisanship. and implicit rebuke that senator mccain was aiming at president trump. who the family signalled would not be welcome at the eirvice. lle and kristen. >> andrc , thank you. ws will have special coverage of the service all morning long. >>> now we want to turn to a unfoldingsituation this labor day weekend in maryland where three...
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president obama speaking out about it was very careful not to defend what she did, simply saying i'm glad she's going to disclose. there is hand wringing particularly in particularly who think she's fallen into a trap that frankly obama folks took advantage of in '07 saying she's not an open and transparent person, the clintons are in to secrecy. >> does this open up a whole other discourse on benghazi? >> i think what it ends up opening up is it gives congressional republicans their own belief that they're credible now in their investigation. obviously democrats have been trying to dismiss it as a witch hunt going after the clintons for sport. without this investigation we wouldn't have found out about the i mail server. i think it means this committee lives on and becomes sort of a thorn in her side throughout the presidential campaign. >>> we have a big vote coming up on march 17. benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel who just spoke to congress. what do we need to look for this week? what is going to be the big thing to see? >> it's interesting. with him, that's somethi
president obama speaking out about it was very careful not to defend what she did, simply saying i'm glad she's going to disclose. there is hand wringing particularly in particularly who think she's fallen into a trap that frankly obama folks took advantage of in '07 saying she's not an open and transparent person, the clintons are in to secrecy. >> does this open up a whole other discourse on benghazi? >> i think what it ends up opening up is it gives congressional republicans...
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>>> this morning on "toerl early today" crisis management president obama makes a public appeal in the high stakes showdown over the nation's debt. >>> tax grab. big airlines decide not to pass on savings from a temporary government tax halt to consumers. >>> and sticker shock. a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive box lunches ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm amara sohn. today we begin with dualing over the debt. president obama and house speaker john boehner he escalated the battle over the debt limit last night. they both appealed to american television viewers in speeches that reflect the two sides being farther apart than ever on the issue. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: president obama came on primetime tv to fan public outrage. on week until default, and still no deal. >> this is no way to run the greatest country on earth. >> reporter: not raising the debt limit would cost all of us. >> interest rates would skyrocket on credit cards, mortgages, and car loans. that results on a huge tax hike
>>> this morning on "toerl early today" crisis management president obama makes a public appeal in the high stakes showdown over the nation's debt. >>> tax grab. big airlines decide not to pass on savings from a temporary government tax halt to consumers. >>> and sticker shock. a japanese department store offers one of the most expensive box lunches ever. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and good morning. i'm amara sohn....
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the night he lost to barack obama, mccain conceded with grace. >> senator obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for countr i applaud him for it. >> mccainas elected six times to the senate, a republican, but unafraid to challenge his own party. >> we're getting nothing done, my fries, we're getting nothing done. >> guided always by the lessons he learned from his father and grandfath grandfather. >> do what you know is right, act in a fashion t you can look back and not be embarrassed but proud. >> well, our coverage of senator john mccain continues now at the newseum. >> news4'serek ward is out there. what are we learning thismo ing, derek? >> reporter: i think it's a theme that's run throughout the remembrances of senator john mccain, and that's nor. you might say that's hard to come by in modern but as a member of the senate, he had a lot of connections to the washington, d.c. area. thers some we don't think about. his father and grandfather were bothal adm in the u.s. navy. he spent some of his formative years in the district metropolitan area. he was actually adu ge o
the night he lost to barack obama, mccain conceded with grace. >> senator obama has achieved a great thing for himself and for countr i applaud him for it. >> mccainas elected six times to the senate, a republican, but unafraid to challenge his own party. >> we're getting nothing done, my fries, we're getting nothing done. >> guided always by the lessons he learned from his father and grandfath grandfather. >> do what you know is right, act in a fashion t you can...
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in the obama administration, but had a connection to clinton. it was very interesting. it was certainly systemic, and the "ap" i think did a very good >> chuck, i know a big part of your show today will be focused on sexual misconduct. we've got this john conyers incident, allegations coming from staffers and talk of hush money? what do you make of this? >> look, i assume john conyers' days are numbered in congress. it will surprise some, leader pelosi, the house democratic leader, not ready to say yay or nay yet. that may come as a surprise to some, not ready to say whether he should remain on the judiciary committee. he is the ranking democrat on that committee, which means if they win back power, he technically would be the chair. you would think when you're talking about something like a sexual harassment claim, judiciary committee is the last thing you would want him on. i would assume he won't last the week, but you'll see on the show, this issue, rob portman is so uncomfortable saying that he wasn't supporting roy moore. nancy pelosi so u
in the obama administration, but had a connection to clinton. it was very interesting. it was certainly systemic, and the "ap" i think did a very good >> chuck, i know a big part of your show today will be focused on sexual misconduct. we've got this john conyers incident, allegations coming from staffers and talk of hush money? what do you make of this? >> look, i assume john conyers' days are numbered in congress. it will surprise some, leader pelosi, the house...
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and then you have it. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion -- even in cases of rape and incest. and that's not all. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] for women, planned parenthood means life-saving cancer screenings and family-planning services. but, for mitt romney... planned parenthood. we're going to get rid of that. friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm erika gonzalez. it is a another hot one out there. let's get a check of the forecast can meteor
and then you have it. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. [ female announcer ] every woman who believes decisions about our bodies and our health care should be our own is troubled mitt romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a law that outlaws all abortion -- even in cases of rape and incest. and that's not all. i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] for women, planned parenthood means life-saving cancer screenings and...
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the obama daughters. this is part of a charm offensive the president hopes will make this new relationship personal and permanent. sheinelle. >> andrea, thank you. >>> and a remind, lester holt will be reporting from havana tonight for nbc "nightly news". >>> we're learning much more this morning about the suspected paris attacker and the bombing plans on that deadly day back in november. nbc's keir simmons is on the story in belgium. good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig, good morning. as you can hear, there is still a fair amount of emergency community. saleh abdeslam spent his first night in a prison since he was discovered in this neighborhood where he grew up. we can show you for the first time up close, the property where he was discovered. this nondescript gray building, incredible, really, he was hiding in plain sight. now he's spending 23 hours a day locked up, just an hour able to walk around, not allowed at any time to get close to any prisoners. we're learning new details about how he was disc
the obama daughters. this is part of a charm offensive the president hopes will make this new relationship personal and permanent. sheinelle. >> andrea, thank you. >>> and a remind, lester holt will be reporting from havana tonight for nbc "nightly news". >>> we're learning much more this morning about the suspected paris attacker and the bombing plans on that deadly day back in november. nbc's keir simmons is on the story in belgium. good morning. >>...
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. >> i can't trust obama. i've read about him and he's an arab. >> no, ma'am. he's a decent family man, citizen that i just happen to have d fundamental issues. >> reporter: for 60 years he served this country repeatedly putting principal over party, working with john kerry on vietnam, and sneaking in a little humor when he could. y do think lady to your right would make a good president? >> we can't hear you. >> i'm sure that senator clinton would make a good president. >> i had the honor of calli senator barack obama to congratulate him. please. >> reporter: his love of country trumped his disappointment in defeat. >> i urge all americans to join er not onl in congratulating him but o our next preside our earnest effort to find ways to come together. >> reporter: last year he returned to the senate, upending president trump's attempt to repeal health care. hule cued respected him, even as he scolded them. >> stop listing to the bombastic loud phoupgts on the radio and tell vision and internet. we're getting nothing done, my friends. we're get upbg nothi done.
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president trump versus former president obama with the midterms two months away. all of as the white house tries to figure out who wrote the bombshell op-ed. we start this morning wh nbc's geoff bennett. >> reporter: good morning. the hunt continues for the writer of the op-ed in"t new york times" over the president's fitness for office. the president wants to know who wrote it and asking the attorney general to find out. this morning, president trump taking fresh aim at the anonymou administration official behind thes bombshell "new yormes" op-ed. mr. tmp calli on attorney general jeff sessions to get involved. >> i would say jeff should be investigating the author of the piece. i believe it n isional security. >> reporter: the white house immediately dialing back the president's remarks. insisting mr. trump is not dicting mr. sessions to do anything. press secretary sarah sanders is telling nbc news he is concerned that someone is undermining the executive branch. and the white house could not identify any l the unnamed author hasok . mr. trump is worried the an
president trump versus former president obama with the midterms two months away. all of as the white house tries to figure out who wrote the bombshell op-ed. we start this morning wh nbc's geoff bennett. >> reporter: good morning. the hunt continues for the writer of the op-ed in"t new york times" over the president's fitness for office. the president wants to know who wrote it and asking the attorney general to find out. this morning, president trump taking fresh aim at the...
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approval rating for president obama hasn't changed. approval ratingt 53%. when you farrow down to certain issue, health care 49%, disapprove. economy 52% disapprove. he does better on afghanistan but when you look at the economy and health care, in the minds of many americans are those still not fixed? >> still not fixed. you talk to a lot of people about health care. there's a lot of confusion. what does it mean to me? will it work? all of that confusion, the president has to try to clear up. i think that will be a long term enterprise. their view at the white house they have an achievement to campaign on. republicans are seizing on that kind of public opinion and say let's just run to repeal this thing. the economy is the big deal. people are still out of work. foreclosures are still very high. housing is a major issue. these are the major drags on the president. >> here's jenna. >> former first lady barbara bush remains hospitalized this morning after being admitted on saturday for a battery of tests. we go outside methodist hospital in houston for the l
approval rating for president obama hasn't changed. approval ratingt 53%. when you farrow down to certain issue, health care 49%, disapprove. economy 52% disapprove. he does better on afghanistan but when you look at the economy and health care, in the minds of many americans are those still not fixed? >> still not fixed. you talk to a lot of people about health care. there's a lot of confusion. what does it mean to me? will it work? all of that confusion, the president has to try to...
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president obama will hold a press conference today. >> that's right. he's expected to answer a number of questions before he goes on vacation, anywhere from terror threats to frosty relations with russia. we go to brianne carter with more. bri. >> good morning to you, jummy and scott. that's right, we haven't heard much from the president on a number of these issues but we expect that will all change later this afternoon. he has scheduled a press conference here in the oval office at the white house and we expect he'll talk about a host of issues including this latest terror alert as well as the relationship between the united states and russia. as you may recall earlier this week president obama cancelling his one-on-one meeting with russian president vladimir putin. white house officials said at the time a lack of, quote, significant progress on a wide array of critical issues between the two countries as the reason. we do expect he will expand on that later today. now, one issue, of course, is that of syria. we know the two leaders are on very diffe
president obama will hold a press conference today. >> that's right. he's expected to answer a number of questions before he goes on vacation, anywhere from terror threats to frosty relations with russia. we go to brianne carter with more. bri. >> good morning to you, jummy and scott. that's right, we haven't heard much from the president on a number of these issues but we expect that will all change later this afternoon. he has scheduled a press conference here in the oval office...
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ralph northam wants barack obama there. ed gillespie, i think he's okay if president trump just keeps tweeting things about him rather than showing up. he's fine with mike pence showing up, but notice where they were, virginia. i haven't seen a poll that hasn't had northam slightly ahead. let's not forget virginia went for hillary clinton by seven persistents. northern virginia republicans clearly went away from donald trump. clearly for ed gillespie, the game is can he get them back, can he get them to show up to the poles and not to pull the him for trump. ralph northam wants to praise obama and ed gillespie is walking more of a tightrope. >> interesting. >> you're also speaking with u.n. ambassador nikki haley today and talking with her essentially about the president and the iran deal and putting it back in congress's hands kind of like the health care. >> and the d.r.e.a.m.ers and we can go on and on and on. >> i guess my question is when it comes to this, did you get any type of indication where whether they're in or
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you touch on hillary clinton and criticism of president obama's foreign policy. >> and we have experts on foreign policy, people from congress as well as ann gerring who came back from going around the world for "the washington post" with secretary kerry, so we're going to talk about where hillary clinton is dividing herself from president obama on foreign policy and what are the risks. political risks as well. >> see you talk about it all on "meet the press." >> thank you. >> for sure to be a jam packed show. >> a reminder you can see "meet the press" every sunday here on nbc 4 right after "news 4 today." >>> new this morning, pope francis celebrated mass at the closing of asian youth day in south korea. earlier the pontiff reached out to china saying he hopes to improve relations with beijing. he stressed the importance of honest dialog. the pope met with the region's bishops and urged them to listen to people of different cultures but still remain true to their catholic identity. >>> we are looking at the week ahead and same-sex couples in virginia will be able to get legally marrie
you touch on hillary clinton and criticism of president obama's foreign policy. >> and we have experts on foreign policy, people from congress as well as ann gerring who came back from going around the world for "the washington post" with secretary kerry, so we're going to talk about where hillary clinton is dividing herself from president obama on foreign policy and what are the risks. political risks as well. >> see you talk about it all on "meet the press."...
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the wrapper had quite the congratulatory speech from michelle obama in a surprise message. the former her first lady congratulated him and for china shine a light on their hometown, chicago. the bell las are back, the official trailer for the third and final film trailing video on youtube this morning. they decide to take their talents overseas. take a look. >> i would do anything to sing with you guys again. anything. >> you guys, every year the uso puts on this performance to support the troops in europe. what if i could get us an invite. >> i suddenly got a bunch of free time so, hell yeah. >> the twists are now competing against bands with instruments. it looks okaya awesome. [ laughter ] >> please tell me that's on the poster you didn't just come up with that. >> that's part of the, you know. >> you should really watch it. >> i love it. >> it's worth it. >> here's the thing, if you can't wait, haley seinfeld will be joining our concert series on july 14 willing and that should help start it. >> do you have more. >> i do. >> do you have the daily click. >> we have a wha
the wrapper had quite the congratulatory speech from michelle obama in a surprise message. the former her first lady congratulated him and for china shine a light on their hometown, chicago. the bell las are back, the official trailer for the third and final film trailing video on youtube this morning. they decide to take their talents overseas. take a look. >> i would do anything to sing with you guys again. anything. >> you guys, every year the uso puts on this performance to...
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president obama becomes the first u.s. president to come out in support of same sex marriage. >>> burning rubber, a ferrari stunt on ancient historic site has officials seeing red. >>> and a fine line, a world renowned daredevil performs a death-defying stunt in baltimore. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for thursday, may 10th, 2012. >>> hello, and good morning i'm lynn berry. >>> today we begin with significant shift. after months of refusing to take a clear stand on the controversial issue of same sex marriage, yesterday president obama decided to come out in favor of it. a decision that could prove to be risky. steve handelsman reports from washington. >> reporter: on a bbc, barack obama became the first sitting president to back gay marriage. he came to realize that wasn't enough for same sex couples that he and his family know. >> members of my own staff who are incredibly committed, monogomous relationships, same sex relationships, raising kids together. malia and sasha have fr
president obama becomes the first u.s. president to come out in support of same sex marriage. >>> burning rubber, a ferrari stunt on ancient historic site has officials seeing red. >>> and a fine line, a world renowned daredevil performs a death-defying stunt in baltimore. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for thursday, may 10th, 2012. >>> hello, and good morning i'm lynn berry. >>> today we begin with...
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this was the obamas' first, and everyone was watching. >> general and mrs. powell. >> reporter: the guest list read like a who's who of global celebrities. colin powell, steven spielberg, deepak chopra. >> mr. and mrs. salahi. >> reporter: wait, who? >> mr. and mrs. salahi. >> reporter: the official guest list had more than 300 names, but the names tareq and michaele salahi were nowhere on it. still, there they were, mixing and mingling and uploadin their happy snaps to their facebook page from a memorable evening. with vice president biden, with chief of staff rahm emanuel, with vice president biden again, even with marine guards. so, who are they? if you check youtube, you can find their wedding video. "the washington post" describes them as "polo-playing socialites best known for a bitter family feud over a virginia winery and their possible roles in the forthcoming bravo tv show "the real housewives of washington." nbc news requested a comment from bravo, but the cable channel, which is owned by the parent company of this network, declined to comment. bu
this was the obamas' first, and everyone was watching. >> general and mrs. powell. >> reporter: the guest list read like a who's who of global celebrities. colin powell, steven spielberg, deepak chopra. >> mr. and mrs. salahi. >> reporter: wait, who? >> mr. and mrs. salahi. >> reporter: the official guest list had more than 300 names, but the names tareq and michaele salahi were nowhere on it. still, there they were, mixing and mingling and uploadin their...
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president obama is now back in washington and is urging americans to have patients with the plan. he penned in the piece that says the program is not a quick fix. this response comes when the republicans are hammering the president and his party on the stimulus efforts. >> they promised you if paid for the stimulus, jobs would be created immediately. >> it was designed to work over two years. and we also knew it would take time for the money to get out the door. >> and the president said the plan was to boost the economy and not restore it to full .h shed so s far it hasone at the economy will pibne o of thne cs john mccain will talk about on "meet the press." >>> the money on the stimulus may soon be used to help the homeless families in our area. they will give d.c. more than $7 million in stimulus money to help those that are homeless. fairfax county was given $2 million, and prince gorge's county received 3 million until in funding. our coverage continues now with a landmark restaurant in georgetown going out of business. naan's is closing down for good tonight. and michael fl
president obama is now back in washington and is urging americans to have patients with the plan. he penned in the piece that says the program is not a quick fix. this response comes when the republicans are hammering the president and his party on the stimulus efforts. >> they promised you if paid for the stimulus, jobs would be created immediately. >> it was designed to work over two years. and we also knew it would take time for the money to get out the door. >> and the...
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the summit will wrap up with a press conference hosted by president obama.
the summit will wrap up with a press conference hosted by president obama.
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. >> if you look at president obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls. a lot of them didn't make calls. i like to call when it's appropriate, when i think i'm able to do it. >> reporter: nbc news pressing him on that. >> earlier you said that president obama never called the families of fallen soldiers. how can you make that claim? >> no, no. i was told that he didn't often. and a lot of presidents don't. they write letters. >> you were told that based on what? >> excuse me, peter. i do a combination of both. sometimes it's a very difficult thing to do. but i do a combination president obama i think probably did sometimes, and maybe sometimes he didn't. i don't know. that's what i was told. >> reporter: the president's assertion igniting a firestorm of criticism. overnight, former attorney general, eric holder tweeting, stop the damn lying. you're the president. i went to dover air force base with 44 and saw him comfort the families of both the fallen military and dea. president obama's former deputy chief of staff immediately blasting president trump on
. >> if you look at president obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls. a lot of them didn't make calls. i like to call when it's appropriate, when i think i'm able to do it. >> reporter: nbc news pressing him on that. >> earlier you said that president obama never called the families of fallen soldiers. how can you make that claim? >> no, no. i was told that he didn't often. and a lot of presidents don't. they write letters. >> you were told that...
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as you s, when the president returns in obama left hawaii headed back to waington. quite frankl straight into me political turbulence. we understand now that next wednesday, the house of reprentatives region which of tomorrow will be controlled by republicans will vote to repeal his health reform. this is expected possibly to pass e house, but likely not the senate. nancy pelosi who will be speaker forne more day said an appeal would basically equate to insurance companies being i charge of your health care. democrat may try to force this into pieceal votes. the new rublican is planning to investigation how the obama dministration is doing business. some sategists say that could back fire. the president got to pck a new chief of staff. we now understand that a wall streeguy, william daley is being considered. he metith the president last montin december. heis the fomer commerce secrery for bill clinton. lynn. >> tracie potts in washington, thanks. >>> nbc news has learned the punishment for the commander of an aircft carrier under fire for having his crew watch vide
as you s, when the president returns in obama left hawaii headed back to waington. quite frankl straight into me political turbulence. we understand now that next wednesday, the house of reprentatives region which of tomorrow will be controlled by republicans will vote to repeal his health reform. this is expected possibly to pass e house, but likely not the senate. nancy pelosi who will be speaker forne more day said an appeal would basically equate to insurance companies being i charge of...
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obama administration lawyer argued arizona is working to drive illegal immigrants out of the state. but conservative justice anthony ska leah noted arizona is not trying to kick out anybody, the federal government has already said does not belong here. it seems to me, said john roberts, the federal government doesn't want to know who is here illegally and who is not. swing justice anthony kennedy asked must the state accept in the borders lil migrants? liberal just stis stephen breyer asked -- sonya the sotomayor warned him about the case. jan brewer left the hearing encouraged. >> arizona has the right, i as governor, i felt, was somewhat insured that i had a right to check the citizens of arizona. >> reporter: brewer charged president obama sued her state to get a boost with hispanic voters. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> nbc news confirmed newt gingrich plans to suspend his campaign next tuesday. the former house speaker will make the announcement in washington. it is likely he will endorse mitt romney. >>> there was more dramatic testimony on day three of john e
obama administration lawyer argued arizona is working to drive illegal immigrants out of the state. but conservative justice anthony ska leah noted arizona is not trying to kick out anybody, the federal government has already said does not belong here. it seems to me, said john roberts, the federal government doesn't want to know who is here illegally and who is not. swing justice anthony kennedy asked must the state accept in the borders lil migrants? liberal just stis stephen breyer asked --...
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president obama is urging them to act quickly. we will go live to capitol hill. >>> historic conversation. president obama's phone call to the iranian president hasan rouhani. is this a new beginning in the diplomatic relationship between the u.s. and iran? >>> on a wing and a prayer. a death defying stunt that makes you want to hold your breath until this dare devil is safely on the ground. that a close brush with the cliff there. we will show you more of that move that took the man to a small crack in the side of a mountain. >>> good morning, i'm lester holt. >> i'm erica hill. along with dylan dreyer and craig melvin. cue! you know what it is? i keep watching that video and i'm thinking i'm really glad of this as well. i would never in a million years do that. >> without the cliff? >> no! true! >> he was on such a high afterwards. what did he say? the gnarliest thing i've ever done. >> he did admit it was scary. >> he looked a little shaken too. >> he didn't have a lot of time to pull the chute. he was a little low by the time
president obama is urging them to act quickly. we will go live to capitol hill. >>> historic conversation. president obama's phone call to the iranian president hasan rouhani. is this a new beginning in the diplomatic relationship between the u.s. and iran? >>> on a wing and a prayer. a death defying stunt that makes you want to hold your breath until this dare devil is safely on the ground. that a close brush with the cliff there. we will show you more of that move that took...
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plus president obama showed off his singing skills. here to talk about the week in buzz. good morning you guys. >> good morning. >> nice to have you both here. >> want to start about heidi klum and seal. this is a couple, i think, that reportedly are -- are splitting up, and people are genuinely upset about this. >> yeah. heidi klum and seal, how could we possibly believe in the institution of marriage anymore? if these two can't make it, then nobody can make it is what i'm saying. and i think -- >> those are high standards. >> here's the calf yet, jenna. the great thing about this couple is, every year they would renew their vows on their anniversary. they've done it six times. this is their first divorce. they've got five more divorces. so we're cool. >> oh, well -- we're cool. >> it's like cat lives. >> here's the problem. this is what i think is happening with her. heidi klum, she's got a lot of money. >> $20 million. >> right, right. thank you. she's much more famous than seal. i mean, have you ever googled seal? you know what comes up, an actually seal. >> oh, come
plus president obama showed off his singing skills. here to talk about the week in buzz. good morning you guys. >> good morning. >> nice to have you both here. >> want to start about heidi klum and seal. this is a couple, i think, that reportedly are -- are splitting up, and people are genuinely upset about this. >> yeah. heidi klum and seal, how could we possibly believe in the institution of marriage anymore? if these two can't make it, then nobody can make it is what...
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president obama expected to face harsh questioning at his final news conference today about his decision to commute the sentence of chelsea manning, the former soldier convicted in one of the largest intelligence leaks in u.s. history. now set to be freed in may. >>> stepping out. president-elect trump pays a visit to the first inaugural event of the week in washington. the city preparing for friday's historic ceremony and a growing group of protesters threatening to shut it all >>> and social networking. what's really behind mark zuckerberg's cross country journey to meet americans? could it be part of an early push for, yes, the white house? today, wednesday, january 18th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. happy to have tamron while savannah continues on maternity leave. >> good to be here. counting down to the new president but many thoughts are with a former president this morning. >> george h.w. bush taken to a houst
president obama expected to face harsh questioning at his final news conference today about his decision to commute the sentence of chelsea manning, the former soldier convicted in one of the largest intelligence leaks in u.s. history. now set to be freed in may. >>> stepping out. president-elect trump pays a visit to the first inaugural event of the week in washington. the city preparing for friday's historic ceremony and a growing group of protesters threatening to shut it all...
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president obama will deliver the keynote address at 11:00. reverend jesse jackson and members of the king family will also speak. if you plan on attending or even traveling through the season, pack your patience. several roads are already closed for the event. among them, parts of constitution and independence avenues, as well as ohio drive. the roads will remain closed until the u.s. park police deem the area safe enough for cars again. moat row opened up early to help people get to the mall. it's operating extra trains to help people handle the large crowds. you can watch the entire ceremony live on nbcwashington nonstop. for comcast, that's channel 208. verizon vios, 460. for cox, channel 803. over the air it's >>> chuck, w4r5 what a pwaufl day. >> it will be nice all the way through your sunday and afternoon included. it is on the cool side. most everybody now in the 40s to low 50s. 51 at national airport. 47 degrees in la plata. 55, fredericksburg. 53, martinsburg. plenty of sunshine. nice and mild today. just a few high clouds coming in
president obama will deliver the keynote address at 11:00. reverend jesse jackson and members of the king family will also speak. if you plan on attending or even traveling through the season, pack your patience. several roads are already closed for the event. among them, parts of constitution and independence avenues, as well as ohio drive. the roads will remain closed until the u.s. park police deem the area safe enough for cars again. moat row opened up early to help people get to the mall....
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rack obama took notice as michelle mouthed the words thank reu. social media users eating up this exchange. blain posted, who among us has not participad in the church pew. jahmile said iea ain't unless it's a werther's original. >> sneaking a piece ofandy to michelle obama is warming my heart, and robert tweets, obama says, am i going to have to reparate you two. it's no sect the two are often seated together at events. both are seen stifling their smiles i a memorial service in texas, and here in a full embrace in d.c. so clearly, they have this thing oning bush told "people" magazine that michelle likes his sense of humor, and anybody who likes his sensef humor he likes too. i'm sure michelle also likes anyone who sres candy. >> it's funny because i saw that moment happen and i thought, uh-oh, that's going to be a moment. sure enough, it took off. >> laura bush is the unspoken hero. she's where it started, who brought the candy i the first place. >> good point, peter. >> she deserves the credit. m >>ing on to pop start. exciting news that happe
rack obama took notice as michelle mouthed the words thank reu. social media users eating up this exchange. blain posted, who among us has not participad in the church pew. jahmile said iea ain't unless it's a werther's original. >> sneaking a piece ofandy to michelle obama is warming my heart, and robert tweets, obama says, am i going to have to reparate you two. it's no sect the two are often seated together at events. both are seen stifling their smiles i a memorial service in texas,...
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. >>> president obama was back in florida on friday. >> reporter: this was the president's third trip to louisiana since the start of this crisis and this time he came with assurances for local residents and a harsh warning for bp. for the president, a warm welcome from those hardest hit by the disaster. in the coastal town of grand isle for the second friday in a row, mr. obama met with small business owners over a helping of gulf shrimp and assured them they would spare no effort to fight the spill. >> these are folks who are used to hardship and know how to deal with it. but what they're going concerned about is that this is going to have a lasting impact. >> reporter: hit by the charge that he lacked compassion, mahe listened as they vented their frustrations with bp. >> we were just worrying and looking at the ceiling fan and wondering what's going to happen tomorrow and praying to god it doesn't hit the beach. >> reporter: mr. obama went after bp for spending millions on dividends and a pr campaign. >> what i don't want to hear is that they're spending that kind of money on thei
. >>> president obama was back in florida on friday. >> reporter: this was the president's third trip to louisiana since the start of this crisis and this time he came with assurances for local residents and a harsh warning for bp. for the president, a warm welcome from those hardest hit by the disaster. in the coastal town of grand isle for the second friday in a row, mr. obama met with small business owners over a helping of gulf shrimp and assured them they would spare no...